United States / Nov 18, 2001 / R
It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you.
2h 6min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Todd Boyce | Robert Aiken |
| Michael Paul Chan | Vincent Vy Ngo |
| Garrick Hagon | Cy Wilson |
| Andrew Grainger | Andrew Unger |
| Bill Buell | Fred Kappler |
| Colin Stinton | Henry Pollard |
| Ted Maynard | CIA Administrator |
| Tom Hodgkins | CIA Lobby Guard |
| Rufus Wright | Folger's Secretary |
| Demetri Goritsas | Billy Hyland |
| Quinn Collins | OPS Center Security Officer |
| Sam Scudder | Back Bencher |
| Yann Johnson | CIA Back Bencher |
| Pat McGrath | Cleaner |
| Shane Rimmer | Estate Agent |
| David Hemmings | Harry Duncan |
| James Aubrey | Mitch Alford |
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| In-sook Chappell | Receptionist |
| Benedict Wong | Tran |
| Ken Leung | Li |
| Adrian Pang | Jiang |
| Ho Yi | Prison Warden |
| David Y. Cheung | Down's Prisoner |
| Tony Xu | Interrogator |
| Mark Sung | Ambulance Driver |
| David K.S. Tse | Prison Doctor |
| Logan Wong | Prison Guard |
| Hon Ping Tang | Prison Guard |
| Dan Tse | Warden's Lieutenant |
| Vincent Wang | Outer Gate Guard |
| Stuart Milligan | Captain |
| Joseph Chanet | VC General |
| Eddie Yeoh | General Hun Chea |
| Freddie Joe Farnsworth | Radioman |
| Joerg Stadler | Schmidt |
| Zsolt Zágoni | West German Businessman |
| Balázs Tardy | VOPO No. 1 |
| Pál Oberfrank | VOPO No. 2 |
| Géza Schramek | East German Refugee |
| Imre Csuja | Bar Owner |
| Melinda Völgyi | Bar Owner's Wife |
| Károly Rékasi | East German Border Guard |
| Kimberly Tufo | Sandy |
| Iain Smith | Ambassador Cathcart |
| Gregory Groth | CIA Training Instructor |
| Peter Linka | CIA Polygraph |
| Omid Djalili | Doumet |
| Amidou | Sheik's Doctor |
| Nabil Massad | Sheik Salameh |
| Mohamed Picasso | Colonel Ajami |
| Aziz Ait Essahmi | Checkpoint Guard |
| Moustapha Moulay | Arab Businessman |
| Mohamed Quatib | Motorcyclist/Decoy Man |
| Farid Regragui | Suicide Van Driver |
| Dale Dye | Commander Wiley |
| Tim Briggs | Heli Pilot |
| Frank Nall | CNN Reporter |
| Ian Porter | US-China Reporter |
| Charlotte Rampling | Anne Cathcart |
| Philip Harvey | Lift CIA Agent (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionCrimeThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Spy Game |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English, Deutsch, العربية, Français |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Japan, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Kalima Productions, Metropolitan Filmexport, Douglas Wick Productions |
| Release date | 18 novembre 2001 |
| Production | Marc Abraham, Douglas Wick |
| Writer | Michael Frost Beckner, David Arata |
| Casting | Bonnie Timmermann, Lucinda Syson |
| Editing | Christian Wagner, Steven Rosenblum |
| Cinematography | Dan Mindel |
| Assistant directors | Adam Somner, Tony Scott, Karin Anderson, Anna Worley |
| Camera operators | Dan Mindel |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Nov 23, 2001 / 15
Spain / Dec 05, 2001 / 12
Italy / Dec 14, 2001
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Portugal / Dec 20, 2001 / M/12
France / Jan 09, 2002 / 12
Norway / Jan 11, 2002 / 15
Australia / Jan 12, 2002 / M
Denmark / Jan 18, 2002 / 15
Netherlands / Feb 07, 2002 / 16
Sweden / Feb 08, 2002 / 15
Greece / Feb 15, 2002 / 15
Türkiye / Feb 22, 2002
Germany / Mar 13, 2002 / 12
South Korea / Mar 15, 2002 / 12
Czechia / Mar 21, 2002 / 12+
Brazil / Jul 19, 2002 / 12
Digital
Japan / Nov 18, 2001 / G
Ireland / Jan 25, 2002 / 15
Hungary / Feb 14, 2002 / 16
Switzerland / Mar 14, 2002 / 16
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Poland / Apr 12, 2002 / 16
Physical media
Sweden / Jun 19, 2002 / 15 / DVD
Brazil / Jul 23, 2002 / 12
Netherlands / Apr 21, 2004 / 16 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Sep 20, 2004 / 16 / SBS 6
Brazil / Jun 27, 2005 / 14
France / Sep 18, 2025 / Ciné+ OCS (hommage à Robert Redford : 18/08/1936 - 16/09/2025)
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